The HP HDX18 offers a 18-inch display, which shows content with a resolution of 1.920 x 1.080 pixels. Furthermore, a BluRay ROM is included too.
The mass storage device consists of two hard drives with 250 GB each and therefore it provides an overall capacity of 500 GB. The rest of the hardware is identical to the HDX16’s hardware.
Features
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 6MB Level 2 cache)
- Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
- Memory: 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz)
- Hard drive: 2 x 160GB (7200rpm)
- Screen:18" HD HP Ultra Brightview Infinity glossy display (1920 x 1080)
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB GDDR3
- Optical drive: Blu-Ray multi-drive
- Ethernet, VGA, HDMI, docking station port, microphone in, two audio out jacks, three USB ports, eSATA/USB, 5-in-1 card reader, ExpressCard slot, built-in TV tuner
- Wireless: 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0
- Battery: 8-cell Lithium-ion battery (73W)
- Dimensions 17.17" x 11.26" 1.33-1.72" (WxDxH)
- Weight: 8.94 lbs.
Review By asia.cnet
The latest HDX18 desktop replacement not only offers a larger screen estate compared with previous 17-inch laptops, it also provides a 16:9 aspect ratio viewing experience. This allows widescreen movies to be displayed sans black borders, which appeared in previous 16:10 17-inch LCDs. Like its rivals, the HDX18 is billed as an entertainment portable. Let’s see if it has what it takes to play in the big league.
Review By pcmag
A 20-inch laptop might sound like the ultimate media hub, and for a while, the HP Pavilion HDX-9000 (Dragon) received numerous accolades for being most extraordinary, biggest in the world, and straight out of "Ripley’s Believe or Not." Unfortunately, it was too big and costly to really take off. A new wave of screen sizes is surfacing, though, and HP is ready to capitalize. The HP HDX18t ($2,000 direct) tips the scales at just 8.7 pounds (rather than the HDX-9000’s absurd 15 pounds), and follows an ongoing parade of laptops utilizing the 16:9 screen format. Overall, this cinematic wonder excels in terms of its features and performance, which earn it an Editors’ Choice.
Review By notebookreview
The HDX18 shares several design elements with the rest of the updated HP Pavilion line, but more than size and weight separate the HDX18 from its smaller siblings. First, HP the new 16:9 ratio display means you have more real-estate for text on websites, for multiple documents on the screen at the same time, or for a more "full-screen" view of HD movies that have been filmed in 16:9 format. The glossy metallic gray and silver "Imprint" finish looks fantastic. While we didn’t test the high-impact finish on our pre-production unit by dropping it repeatedly in our office, I can say the finish looks quite durable … though fingerprints show up quickly on the glossy finish.
Review By slashgear
The HDX18 has dual hard-drives, giving up to a combined 640GB of storage, while the HDX16 has up to 320GB; both laptops use HP’s Protect Smart 3D accelerometer system to monitor for drops or bumps and automatically park the drive heads. Dual headphone sockets are standard, there’s also a “chat-tuned” webcam for which HP purposefully specified a VGA sensor (rather than, say, a 1.3-megapixel one) capable of improved low-light performance and 24fps. Ports include a dual-purpose USB/eSATA, HDMI and Firewire, while the touchpad also has an on-off button for use with an external mouse.
Review By mybestlaptop
The Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop shares several design elements with the rest of the updated HP Pavilion line, but more than size and weight separate the Best HP Pavilion HDX18 Laptop from its smaller siblings. First, HP the new 16:9 ratio display means you have more real-estate for text on websites, for multiple documents on the screen at the same time, or for a more "full-screen" view of HD movies that have been filmed in 16:9 format. The glossy metallic gray and silver "Imprint" finish looks fantastic.
The HDX18 starts at US$1,699 and will be available at the end of September 2008.
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